alt Hacker NewsThe RFID reading of their Bambu brand filament spools sure is convenient... for now. Give it a few more years and you might not be able to print non-bambu filament. The hardware side is fully equipped for this bullshit, just takes one more braindamaged MBA to have a Great Idea
The technology isn't reliable enough (yet, possibly ever?) for this to be the case, and the moment this happens a replacement control board will be created.